New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-07

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trily.gooi Cleveland. And the combination
expects "to lick the platter clean Tim
Campbell says so.
What with persistent candidates and not less
PERSISTENT delegations with claims and indorse-
ments and recommendations and an infinite varle-
ty of urgency. Mayor Hewitt is learning how Dur
densome life may be made for the CHIEF maSlS'
trate Of this town when the time for making ap-
pointments is at hand
Governor Hin was unable to find q single item
TO veto in the Appropriation bill of this year.
Tho Governor is the most radical and aggressive
of Democrats who never misses opport unlty
to score point Mt the expense Of the Republicans
This BIN was drafted and passed by Legsla-
ture which Is Republican in both its branches.
Therefore Il follows that the Governor indirectly
but most emphatically has placed the seal OF ms
approval upon the leading financial measure oil
the session, and since the greater includes the
less, he may perhaps be regarded as euloeHlnS
the Legislature Of 1887 by and large. 1t is a
melancholy reflection that the Legislature cannot
return the compliment
And now comes the report that Vienna jew
cllcr Is going TO buy the French crown jewels
for the Orleans family. Why does not some
entcrIrising minstrel troupe secure these jewels
Just think what card they would prove
TIE TRIBUNE lately inquired what prevented
the Democratic Legislature OF 1883 rom aDol-
ishing the prison contract system and deySinS
system 10 take its place II Is an uncommonly
embarrassing question for Democratic newspapers
The Rochester Union answers that difference
10 the Judgment and wishes Of the people gov
crncd tho action OF that Legislature. Not so.
An attcmpt at an attempt was made in both the
Senate and Assembly in 1883 to abolish the con-
tract SYSTEM but although the Democrats were
in control they could not command enough votes
to render il successful Hence out OF deierehce
TO their own cowardice and ineficiency they pro-
ceeded TO funk.
A suggestion to a Virginia artist Paint Cen
eral Rosser in his great act OF holding the shcnan
doah pass against little Phil Sheridan, and be
sure you paint the cars long enough.
wo have little doubt also that The provision IN the q,
IIonor ON sunday which says that "nOthing herein
contained shall bo construed to prevent hotels rom
receiving and entertaining travellers Ioush tog
vers from the prohibition so far their regular
cnosts arB concerned Otherwise 1t has no sense or
portincncy. -tNcw-Y York Times
This Is n sample Of the sliTshod style in which
Tho Times usually discusses questions whieh
REQUIRE u little technical information to be I'M
derstood The quotation made from the law
does not apply to the salo OF liquor on SUNDAY
AT all. IL occurs In the law which provides thhI
no ono shall sell give away liquor between Ihe
hours OF / and in the morning. ms law WIS
nassed I'm 1870, and was aimed at nll-night ca
rousals 1t applied to every morning In the week
and still remains the law Every saloon IS re-
ouired to close at o'clock and stay closed until
Z. But In 1873 the section was amended by adj
ding that nothing herein shall be construed TO
preyent hotels from receiving and entertaining
travellers nc any time subject to the general
law which prohibits all liquor selling on sunday
"Ihe Times cannot stretch the statutes for the
benefit of it's grog shop It's hotel must close
on sunday, or be shut up by the police
Tho French demonstrations against Germany
are made after the release OF the frontier commas
sarv and when danger of war has passed
When tho situation was fraught with peru ana
excitement there were no mobs in the streets, no
violent articles in the newspapers, and no cries
~ "Down with Germany I'm front OF the thea
tres Bluster safe and does not seriously
embarrass the Government.
Boss McLaughlin's organ, "Ihe Brooklyn
Citizen SAYS that nothing short OF q direct
pointed explicit refusal thc part of Mr. Cieve
land could prevent his denomination and re-eiec
ton The people have something to say ABOUT
that. sBoss7 Mclaughlin may run Kings County,
but he doesn't run the whole country.
Tho Arnold bill providing Tor Conslitutlohai
Convention passed the Senate yesterday ana now
goes to the Governor. Senator Reilly expressed
the hope that Mr. Hill would veto the measure
and call an extra session for the purpose OF secur+
ing tbe passage of another bill. The Governor
NAV he foolish enough TO take this advice, but
in view of his experience on the Census bill he
will not be apt to.
PERN0AI